Category: National Labor Relations Act

Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (NLRA Protections, Defining the Workweek, and More)

3/28/2016

Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics include the employee protections under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including protected activity and social media; when overtime pay is required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the definition of a workweek.

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Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Northwestern University, the Joint Employer Test, and More)

3/1/2016

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Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics include the Labor Board's decision in the Northwestern University case relating to the unionization of college student-athletes; which companies qualify as employers under the NLRA; and the joint employer test.

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The State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Section's 26th Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute: Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act

9/21/2015

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On September 18-19, 2015, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas held its 26th Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute in San Antonio, Texas. At the conference, Glenda Pittman (Austin) and Fito Agraz (Ogletree Deakins, Dallas) gave a presentation discussing recent developments relating to the National Labor Relations Board.

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NLRB Dismisses Northwestern University Football Players' Petition to Unionize

8/21/2015

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By Matt Pierce

This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rejected a bid to unionize student-athletes who receive grant-in-aid scholarships to play football for Northwestern University. However, the Board did not reach the question of whether the Northwestern football players qualify as employees under the National Labor Relations Act, which was the central question in the case.

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University of Texas School of Law's 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference: Recent Developments Under the NLRA

5/27/2015

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On May 12, 2015, Rod Tanner gave a presentation with Danielle E. Needham (Jackson Walker L.L.P., Fort Worth) at the University of Texas School of Law's 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference in Austin, Texas. Tanner and Needham's presentation, titled Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, discussed several significant issues addressed by the National Labor Relations Board over the past year, including the regulation of employer email policies and the expansion of the joint employer doctrine.

Click here to read the full paper co-authored by Tanner and Needham and presented at the conference.

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Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Overtime Pay, At-Will Employment, and More)

5/12/2015

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Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act. Topics include overtime pay; at-will employment in Texas; unprotected personal griping by employees on social media; and employer retaliation against employees.

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Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Social Media, Franchisor Liability and More)

4/21/2015

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Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act. Topics include protected employee activities in the context of social media; franchisor liability; drug testing; and wages.

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Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (NLRA Protections, Defining the Workweek, and More)

Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Northwestern University, the Joint Employer Test, and More)

The State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Section's 26th Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute: Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act

NLRB Dismisses Northwestern University Football Players' Petition to Unionize

University of Texas School of Law's 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference: Recent Developments Under the NLRA

Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Overtime Pay, At-Will Employment, and More)

Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Social Media, Franchisor Liability and More)

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